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Man Dies After Greenhouse Tank Explosion in Orem, UT

A Utah man died when a commercial greenhouse tank exploded in Orem, UT. The explosion happened at around 8:30 AM on Thursday at Cook's Farm and Greenhouse, located at 1645 W 1600 N. Efren Perez Sanchez (39) was using a pressurized air tank to…
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Family Recovering After Lake Catherine Boat Explosion and Fire

After a boat explosion and fire on Lake Catherine, six members of a family from Bauxite, Arkansas is recovering from their injuries. Ashley Drysdale on board the boat when it exploded in the park's launch area around 1 p.m.on June 22. She suffered…
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Lake Catherine Boat Explosion Injures 6 in Hot Springs, Arkansas

A boat explosion injured six people on Lake Catherine in Hot Springs, AR on June 22, 2019. The explosion occurred around 1 p.m. as the boat was being unloaded at a boat ramp. Three of the people who were injured sustained serious burns and were…
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Grady County Pipeline Explosion Injures 1 in Oklahoma

One person was injured in a pipeline explosion near Chickasha in Grady County, Oklahoma yesterday. The injured person was taken to an area hospital. Chickasha is about 45 minutes southwest of Oklahoma City. Witnesses said the flames and…
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Man Injured in Ridgefield NJ House Explosion Dies

A gas leak is the suspected source of a house explosion in Ridgefield, NJ that left one man dead.  Mark Schellack lived alone in the house on Abbott Ave. and was the only person inside when the blast occurred around 11:30 a.m. on June 17. A…
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Industrial Plant Explosion Near Greeley Injures 2 Workers

An industrial explosion at a treater plant injured two workers near Greeley, CO on Wednesday, June 12th. The explosion took place near Highway 59, about one mile south of Jenne Trail. The Converse County Sheriff's Office confirmed that two workers…
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Grain Elevator Explosion in Brewster, MN Injures 1

A grain elevator explosion at New Vision Cooperative in Brewster, MN injured one person on Tuesday at around 5:40 P.M. Firefighters were already at the scene responding to the report of a grain silo fire that occurred on Monday morning, just…
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House Explosion in Rapatee, IL Kills 2

Propane is a suspected source in a house explosion in Rapatee, IL that killed two people yesterday. Wanda Swain, 77, and her son David Swain Jr., 51 persihed in the blast that completely destroyed the house and damaged eight other homes in the…
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Explosion at Fireworks Facility in Roswell, NM Injures 12

Twelve firefighters were injured in an explosion at a fireworks facility in Roswell, NM on June 5.  Jeff Stroble, 46, and Robert "Hoby" Bonham, 36, suffered critical injuries from the blast, which occurred as the crew was boxing up fireworks…
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Corpus Christi Explosion – 6 Hospitalized After Barge Strikes Pipeline

Six people have been hospitalized, some with severe burns, after a barge struck a gas pipeline in the port of Corpus Christi this morning causing it to explode. A giant plume of black smoke can be seen for miles. https://youtu.be/9OLoNpbEi64   The…
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Propane House Explosion Seriously Burns Mother and Baby in Inola

A house explosion caused by a propane tank leak seriously injured a mother and her baby in Rogers County. Fire officials arrived at the scene on East 580 Road and South 4170 Road at about 11:00 AM on Saturday. The mother and her eight-month-old…
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House Explosion Near Joliet, IL Injures 3

Three people were injured, one of them critically, when a house exploded in Joliet, IL yesterday. Yvonne and Randy Hadden, who lived in the house located in the 2200-block of East Washington Street, were outside gardening when the blast occurred…
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House Explosion in Meade County, Ky Injures 4

Four people were injured in an August 13 house explosion in Meade County, KY. Melissa Swartz (53), her son Daniel Swartz (21) his nephew (11) and his stepdaughter (8) were all inside the home located on Old Ekron Road when the blast occurred…
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